First of all, it's 'pump the brakes', not 'pump the breaks'. The metaphor is slowing down your car, not dancing to a 1980s rap lyric.
Second, the question isn't whether Christmas is better than TT. It's whether he's better than whatever random-ass insurance big we could scrounge up at this point to provide insurance against AV going down. (Or to be the 4th big if we package AV with the Haywood contract). There is an OK chance of that I'd say, unless we need a true center. I don't think he is strong enough to either defend or post up true NBA centers that well, and he doesn't yet have the offensive versatility to pull them away from the basket. But he can certainly be a big playing against a smaller lineup.
Third, Christmas was picked in the 35 slot. Draymond Green was also picked in the 35 slot of the second round. I think the conclusion is clear: Christmas is the next Draymond Green.
Finally, where the fuck did Christmas get a jump shot? I didn't see that at Syracuse.
Are there plans for this guy to actually be on the team? Or is he purely trade bait?
Completely off-topic, but because I've seen Boozer's name thrown around a bit here I figured it's as ideal a spot as any other: my friend fervently believes that we would have won a title if Boozer had remained in Cleveland. What do y'all think?
Boozer never challenged shots or protected the rim. He would put Big Z in a bad position to stop penetration without help from the 4, getting Z lower minutes due to foul trouble and Boozer more touches. That drove me crazy. Other than that, he was the second banana LeBron was supposed to develop with his first three or four years in the league. It would have sped LeBron's development. I don't know if retaining Boozer would have meant a championship, but he was much better as a scorer than anyone else the Cavaliers brought in during that run.
Thing that pisses me off the most about Boozer is that if he stays, we most likely never have to experience the Larry Hughes years. Though it would also mean no Andy as a Cav, which would have sucked.
The there were the Gooden/Varejao battles..Gooden would play then sit when his brain imploded, then AV would play and hustle ...on and on that episode went.As I remember it, the Gooden trade started out as a minor deal for Varejao. It's hard to discuss fictional reality and what would have happened...
Gooden is really talented. You have to be to be that dumb and stick in the league that long. If he had a different personality he could have been an all-star caliber player.
Wasn't gooden really quite able as a student? Shame he had no bball iq. My personal preference was early as a rookie wherr he convinced the grizz he could play the 3 and he jacked up triples all game